Hair Piece

Martin Luther once said “The hair is the richest ornament of women.” I wonder if he meant only if the hair is still on the head. Beyond wigs and hairpieces, designers and artists have been using hair beyond any ‘realistic’ sense of the word… remember Nagi Noda’s hair hats? Maison Martin Margiela? Sonia Rykeil (also my MMM)?

London College of Fashion MA graduate Nelson Lo Ting Hei, has created these beautiful sculptural pieces, I almost want to say garments but they don’t all look like they can acutally fit on a human body. Inspired by the human body, they have a muscular shape to them, with the hair giving a graphic feeling, like the cross hatching of a Gray’s Anatomy drawing. The misplaced strands give a sense of imperfection, of reality, as we never have our perfect hair moments.

I wouldn’t ask the question ‘can I wear it?’ because these pieces aren’t about wearability but stretching the imagination. Perhaps one day we’ll be open to wearing vests of human hair, why that sends shivers up my spine and wearing a wig does not, who knows?  I am just fascinated by the bridging between the human form and fashion, as even though it’s a bridge crossed every day, sometimes we need to see work that makes us take a closer look.

Source: F-Tape